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IRS Should Prioritize Auditing and Customer Service Modernization, Former Officials Say
Machine learning could be used to better serve taxpayers and help close the tax gap, they said.
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US Army to Stage Largest Robot Tank Experiment Ever
Its lessons will inform the Army’s next-gen-unmanned-vehicles plan to ask tech firms to deliver the brains and established firms to deliver the wheels.
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence
This series examines the impacts of AI across government, from R&D spending to mission delivery.
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The Biggest Lesson from the Army’s Connect-Everything Experiment
New labs to test interconnections are the key to joint all-domain command and control.
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Pentagon’s Top Science Official Adds to Tech-Breakthrough Wishlist
Heidi Shyu, research and development undersecretary, said she went looking for tech areas to trim—and found that some vital ones had been overlooked.
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The Air Force’s First Software Chief Stepped Down—But He Won’t Be Quiet
Nicolas Chaillan briefed Nextgov on his government exit, what’s to come, and why he believes the U.S. should ban TikTok.
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Bringing a Human-Centered Approach to Immersive Experiences
Change is always challenging, especially when a new technology is fighting the “novelty” perception.
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How Well Can AI Pick Targets From Satellite Photos? Army Test Aims to Find Out
The Scarlet Dragon exercise is evaluating ways the service might put new tools to use in the very near term.
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NSA Cyber Chief Spells Out Near-Term Priorities
Ransomware is a top concern, but the agency is also looking ahead to defending networked weapons and post-quantum encryption.
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Senate Bill Would Require New Metrics to Fuse Artificial Intelligence Across the U.S. Defense Landscape
It would fulfill a recent recommendation from the National Security Commission on AI.
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Why Improvisation Is the Future in an AI-Dominated World
Which human activities will survive the rise of intelligent machines?
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An Army Pilot Just Re-Invented Flight Training for the Digital Era
By teaching an AI to read instruments with a camera, you get the best of the human and machine worlds.
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5 Post-Pandemic Federal Telecom Trends
The past year and a half of telework and remote service delivery have accelerated the impact of the government's digital transformation efforts.
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Vulnerabilities May Slow Air Force’s Adoption of Artificial Intelligence
More data on the battlefield means a wider attack surface, something the Defense Department has yet to prepare for, experts say.
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How AI and Data Can Increase Resilience in the New Era of the Pandemic
While we can’t stop crises from happening, we can find ways to use data to anticipate impact and help with recovery.
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Grants Management Shared Services Marketplace Set to Launch by End of 2021
The marketplace is getting set to launch with a suite of tools from other federal offices, like GrantSolutions.gov’s automated risk management tool.
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Learn to Use Data or Risk Dying in Battle, New Army Project Teaches
Project Ridgway pushes soldiers to use—and even create—the artificial-intelligence tools that will confer military advantage.
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Artificial Intelligence is Good at Less Exciting Military Roles Too
Maintenance is critical in the military, and this is a good example of how AI can be used right now to help improve operations.
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Biden Calls for 'United Response' to Emerging Tech, Cyber Warfare in U.N. Speech
“It’s up to all of us to determine whether these technologies are a force to empower people or to deepen repression,” he said.
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